There were trade offs here, the developer/proponent will do just fine, no worries.
This point has merit, and I've discussed extensively in different threads how that could/should work. The long/short of it is the need for bowling alley units that are narrow, but deep w/limited window frontage. The challenge in delivering that is the elevator core and loading functions often impair addressing this.
To be clear, it can be done. But it requires more imagination that most builders in this town usually show. (loading below grade, mail room/lobby above grade, elevator off centre or even at the rear of a building (which changes typical residential floor plans)